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Bitcoin ETF Will Lead to Billions of New Capital [But Not in 2018]
The cryptocurrency industry has been highly anticipating the debut of a bitcoin exchange-traded fund (ETF) by the end of 2018. But, some analysts believe it will not arrive until next year. Potential Impact of a Bitcoin ETF As a publicly-traded instrument, a bitcoin ETF has the ability to open a floodgate of capital from retail traders and […]
Stellar Price Continues to Moon, Sees 10% Increase in 4 hours
The stellar price reached a two-month high on Wednesday evening as it soared by well over 10% on major exchanges to reach a value of $0.33 on Bitfinex. Although there did not seem to be any particular news today to trigger this spike, the cryptocurrency — more accurately referred to as lumens (XLM) — has […]
Global Blockchain Spending to Hit $11.7 Billion in 2022, Fastest Growth in Japan and Canada: Report
Enthusiasm for blockchain technology in businesses and organizations continues to gather steam, with global spending on blockchain solutions expected to rise almost tenfold between 2018 and 2022. According to market research firm International Data Corporation, the global expenditure on blockchain is expected to grow at a compound annual growth rate of 73.2% to reach a figure of […]
Cryptocurrency Market Cap Will Hit $800 Billion in 12 Months: Novogratz
Mike Novogratz, bitcoin advocate and founder of Galaxy Digital, believes that the cryptocurrency market capitalization won’t reach $800 billion by the end of this year, as he previously predicted. However, the billionaire investor maintains that it will do so within the next 12 months. Cryptocurrency Market Headed to $800 Billion in Calendar Year In an […]
Institutional Investors Swap Bitcoin Futures for Physical BTC in Wall Street First
Bitcoin took a significant step toward becoming a mainstream financial instrument this week, as two institutional investors completed the first-ever exchange for physical (EFP) transaction involving bitcoin futures. The CME EFP Bitcoin transaction, facilitated by E D & F Man Capital Markets, a registered futures commission merchant, and itBit, an institutional-grade cryptocurrency exchange, saw two institutional […]
Blockchain Life 2018
November 7-8, St. Petersburg will host the 2nd annual international forum on blockchain, cryptocurrency and mining – Blockchain Life 2018. More detailed: https://blockchain-life.com/en/ | 5000+ attendees | 80 speakers | 70 countries | 120 booths The two-day forum/conference at the country’s leading venue Expoforum gathers 5,000 participants from more than 70 countries. Сrypto traders, the […]
U.S. Attorney Moves to Dismiss Murder-for-Hire Charges Against Ross Ulbricht
A U.S. Attorney for the District of Maryland has filed a motion to dismiss pending charges against Ross Ulbricht, known as “Dread Pirate Roberts,” who is serving a life sentence following his conviction for his role in the Silk Road marketplace which facilitated the sale of illegal drugs. The motion to drop the indictment and superseding indictment […]
Self-Proclaimed ‘Exit Scam’ and Gambling DApps Rake in $43M in Ether
Currently, the biggest Ethereum decentralized applications (DApps or dApps) by users and volume, FOMO3D and PoWH3D, have raked in $43M worth of ether, according to their current contract balances. Both the DApps have been developed by a group called Team JUST as a “tongue-in-cheek joke about the state of cryptocurrency as a whole.” In the last week, the DApps have […]
Bitcoin Price Set for Major Bullish Breakout: Traders
According to sources who are analysing the current situation regarding the bitcoin price consistently, it appears that the cryptocurrency may be in line for a major breakout. An analysis from Telegram groups and recent comments on Discord channels have also appeared to confirm this sentiment. BTC/USD | Bitstamp | Source: BitcoinWisdom Bitcoin has officially made a […]
Your Private Retail Currency – Fluzcoin as a protocol for private currency and loyalty on the blockchain
Customers loyalty and retention is a challenge for any business. Among all Fluzcoin benefits for market participants, in this article we want to highlight one of the top-voted Fluzcoin Protocol features in retail world. Fluzcoin is the only coin coming with in-built loyalty points mechanism, which takes form of private currency of a merchant. Fluzcoin […]
